Psalms 27:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”

Psalms 27:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 27:111 words

HebrewMeaning

לְ/דָוִ֨דlədāwid

DavidpronH1732

יְהוָ֤הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

אוֹרִ֣/יʾwōriy

brightnounH216

clear · day · light · morning ···

וְ֭/יִשְׁעִ/יwəyišəʿiy

safetyconjH3468

salvation · saving

מִ/מִּ֣יmimiy

anypronH4310

he · him · O that! what · which ···

אִירָ֑אʾiyrāʾ

affrightverbH3372

be afraid · dread · fear(-ful · -fully ···

יְהוָ֥הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

מָֽעוֹזmāʿwōz

forcenounH4581

fort · rock · strength · strong

חַ֝יַּ֗/יḥayay

alivenounH2416

age · appetite · beast · company ···

מִ/מִּ֥יmimiy

anypronH4310

he · him · O that! what · which ···

אֶפְחָֽדʾepəḥād

be afraidverbH6342

stand in awe · fear · make to shake

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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